Introduction Soon after his honorable discharge from the U.S. Army in 2001, Hector Barajas-Varela had trouble reintegrating into civilian life
Author: Alfredo González
Alfredo González is an Assistant Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills. González earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago in 2019. His research focuses on immigrant military service and the development of U.S. military naturalization policies. Prior to his academic work, González served in the U.S. Marine Corps during Operation Iraqi Freedom.